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Vietnam in top 10 of International Maths Olympiad 2025

The Vietnamese students' achievements in 2025 were better than those of the previous competition.

THE HANOI TIMES — Six Vietnamese students won medals at the 66th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO 2025) in Australia, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

They took home two gold, three silver and one bronze medal at the competition, which ran from July 10 to 20.

With a total score of 188 points, Vietnam ranked 9th out of the 113 countries and territories that sent contestants to the IMO 2025, whose total number was 639.

The Vietnamese medal winners at the IMO 2025 in Queensland, Australia. Photo: VNA

The two gold medals were won by Vo Trong Khai from the Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted in Nghe An Province and Tran Minh Hoang from the Ha Tinh High School for the Gifted in Ha Tinh Province.

The three silver medalists were Nguyen Dang Dung and Nguyen Dinh Tung from the High School for Gifted Students in Natural Sciences at the Vietnam National University in Hanoi, and Le Phan Duc Man from the Le Hong Phong High School for Gifted Students in Ho Chi Minh City.

Truong Thanh Xuan, an 11th grader at the Bac Ninh High School for Gifted Students and the only girl in the group, won the bronze medal.

The Vietnamese students' achievements in 2025 surpassed those of last year, with a leap of more than 20 places in the rankings.

In 2024, Vietnam won two silver medals, three bronze medals and one certificate of merit, securing 33rd place.

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